Abstract
The effects of hydraulic fracture on the performance of a layered rich gas condensate reservoir were investigated using a compositional simulator. The results showed that hydraulic fracturing of such a reservoir was effective in improving the productivity of the gas condensate wells. The productivity index (PI) of the cases investigated was found to increase by as much as 3.6 folds. Hydraulic fractures were also found to delay the onset of the dew point pressure and censequently extend the production plateau above the dew point pressure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 505-521 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Petroleum Science and Technology |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 5-6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors would like to thank King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals for its support and the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals and Saudi Aramco for permission to publish this article. The authors would also like to thank Chevron Company for allowing them to use their PVT Package and their compositional simulator.
Keywords
- Gas condensate reservoir
- Hydraulically fractured gas condensate reservoir
- Long term performance
- Producriviiy of gas condensate wells
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology